The Place To Be
There once was a woman named Mary, from Bethany, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to Him. She could not take her focus off of Him and what He was saying. She was most comfortable at His feet, literally.
Answer this question: What is the most important thing we can do to build a relationship with someone?
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I am totally fascinated by this woman, named Mary, from Bethany. I believe that she had a beautiful relationship with the Lord. We will see, as we study the conversations Jesus had with Mary, her sister Martha and others, that in three very different situations Mary truly was most comfortable with Jesus at His feet. We will follow Mary from being Student to her Rabbi, to becoming Attendant to her Master. We will see her listening and learning, asking for His mercy and recognizing who He is, and serving her Lord.
For today, I will ask you to read Luke chapter 10 verses 38 – 42. I will be reading from the King James version because I will be studying some of the words in the Greek language. If you want to read another translation, that is okay. I will share what I find, with you. I will write the passage of scripture, in KJ version, for you.
38 “Now it came to pass, as they went, that He (Jesus) entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.” 39 “And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word.” 40 “But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me.” 41 “And Jesus answered and said unto her, ‘Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:” 42 “But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her’.” Luke 10:38-42 KJ
After you read the passage of scripture, please write down your thoughts, and then draw a picture of Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus.
About two years ago, when I first began to study the relationship between Jesus and Mary, I read the story (from a children’s Bible) of Mary, Martha and Jesus to my (then) 4 year old grand-daughter Jenna. I asked Jenna to draw a picture of Mary sitting at Jesus feet. Jenna taught me something with her beautiful picture. Tomorrow, I will share Jenna’s picture with you and convey to you, what Jenna conveyed to me.
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